10 Water Safety Tips

10 Tips to Staying Safe in and Around Water

With hot and dry summers, many Texans enjoy spending their time cooling off by the pool, lake or beach. However, every day, about 10 people die from unintentional drowning and of these 10, two are children aged 14 or younger according to the CDC. With summer upon us, First Choice ER Executive Medical Director, Dr. Mike Muzzarelli offers 10 tips to staying safe in and around water.

1.  Never leave children unattended around any body of water. According to Safekids.org, an adult should be within arm’s reach to provide active supervision.

10 Indoor Kids Activities

Indoor Kids Activities

Activities to Keep Kids Busy Indoors

 

by Kerrie McLouglin

I’m guilty of it, and I admit it. When I’m too overwhelmed or busy or tired to think up an activity to keep my kids busy while I cook dinner, fold laundry, do dishes or those other 1,000 things it takes to keep a household running, I turn on the TV. While that’s fine sometimes, I don’t want them watching TV all day during the summer! Here are some ideas I’ve found for keeping kids happy indoors when it’s too hot (or too cold, or just plain rainy) to send them outside.

5 Cool Fathers Day Gifts

Father's Day Gift IdeasFathers Day Gift Ideas

by Kerrie McLoughlin

It seems like shopping for Father’s Day gets harder every year. Doesn’t it seem like he either had everything already or he says there is nothing he wants? I sleuthed out 5 cool gifts that will make you and the kids a star this year. Check ‘em out!